Factory Five 818 Car

This is a project that you don’t see every day. A customer brought us a Factory Five 818 kit car. It was running a completely stock WRX motor and 5-speed with a Megasquirt MS3Pro controlling everything.

We ended up tossing on a very lightly 2017 STi turbo and intercooler to make this thing even more fun. It currently doesn’t have its body, but it’s definitely cool to see all of the inner workings of the suspension and frame.

We’re going to get this over to the dyno for some tuning action. With the weight of this car just touching 2,000 pounds, I can’t imagine how much fun it’ll be to drive. I’m thinking this will end up around the 300whp mark. Possibly more since it’s now rear-wheel drive instead of all-wheel drive. Once it’s all tuned up the owner is going to put the body on it and bring it back for a custom exhaust. I can’t wait to see it once it’s all buttoned up.